Crime victim advocates to march Thursday in Ventura

The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office will hold an annual ceremony Thursday for National Crime Victims’ Rights Week.

The program will start at noon in the Ventura County Government Center’s central courtyard, off Victoria Avenue and Telephone Road in Ventura.

Anthony “Tony” Pedeferri, a California Highway Patrol officer, will speak. A competitor in eight triathlons, the former motorcycle officer was hit by an impaired driver on Highway 101 in December 2007 and became a quadriplegic.

The ceremony will include a march around the Government Center. Lunch will be provided by various organizations, including the Coalition to End Family Violence.